Banks Peninsula Community News - 10 September 2020
Greetings from your Community Board
Message from the Chair
Kia ora koutou,
Spring is in the air and the daffodils are popping out everywhere you look. If you're a green thumb, there are plenty of planting days coming up across the Peninsula - check the Council website for more information.
It's great to see such strong interest from our community in regards to Council's proposal to deal with treated wastewater from Akaroa, with 340 submissions received from people and organisations. Applications are now open for the revamped Sustainability Fund, which will focus on encouraging community, school, social enterprise or business projects that help meet our climate change objectives. I look forward to seeing some innovative projects for our Banks Peninsula community.
Keep being kind and look after one another. Kia kaha.
Board Chair, Tori Peden
Highlights of our latest meeting
Our Community Board met on Monday 7 September. Some highlights of our meeting included hearing from local residents as part of our Public Forum and Banks Peninsula Parks Team and briefed on the parks maintenance arrangements. We also approved funding for a number of fantastic community projects as part of our Strengthening Communities Fund for 2020 - 2021. You can read the minutes to see what else we discussed and find out the dates, times and details of upcoming Community Board and Council meetings here.
Simeon Quay stairway closure
We've closed the stairs beside the new Simeon Quay pump station for the next few weeks so we can safely construct the new retaining wall and footpath. These stairs connect Simeon Quay to the Bridle Path, and right now detours are in place via London Street, Dublin Street and Norwich Quay. This wok is part of the Lyttelton Harbour Wastewater Project, which will connect the Harbour's wastewater to the main Christchurch treatment plant and end the discharge of treated wastewater into Lyttelton Harbour.
Update on Governors Bay foreshore track
Work on the Governors Bay foreshore track is well underway as our contractors lay new pipeline and electrical cabling to connect the Jetty Road pump station with the new Governors Bay pump station.
Around 40 metres of the 400 metre replacement sewer pipeline has been installed underneath the foreshore track near the treatment plant. Ducting for the electrical cable is progressing at the same time. We are backfilling this site as we go, and will ensure this is backfilled before the start of each weekend to accommodate path users. Work is on track to be completed around the end of October 2020.
High number of submissions on Akaroa wastewater options
Christchurch City Council received more than 300 submissions in response to its four options for dealing with treated wastewater from Akaroa. The period for public feedback closed on 23 August and staff are now analysing the feedback and preparing for hearings in mid-October.
Panel to hear wastewater submissions in October
Dates have been set for hearing submissions on the Akaroa Treated Wastewater Options. There were 342 submissions received on the project and 82 submitters asked to speak to the hearings panel.
Hearings will be held in Akaroa and Christchurch.
Akaroa hearings:
· Monday 12 October (time and venue to be confirmed)
· Tuesday 13 October (time and venue to be confirmed)
Christchurch hearings:
· Friday 16 October – Council Chambers, level 2, Te Hononga Civic Offices, 53 Hereford Street (time to be confirmed)
· Wednesday 28 October – Council Chambers, level 2, Te Hononga Civic Offices, 53 Hereford Street (time to be confirmed)
The hearings panel will comprise five elected members – Councillors Pauline Cotter, Aaron Keown, Mike Davidson and Sara Templeton, and Banks Peninsula Community Board member Nigel Harrison. Hearings are open to the public.
Apply for Sustainability Funding for your project
Does your community, school, social enterprise or business have a project that help meet our climate change objectives and targets? Projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions within Christchurch or support resilience to the impacts of climate change could now be eligible for a grant from Christchurch City Council.
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